"When you lay it down on its back, it looks like a 1928 Ford body," said Grobe on Sunday in his shop, VooDoo Larry Kustoms in Schaumburg.

Chicagoans might recall another, more large-scale public art display in the summer of 1999, when a parade of more than 320 life-size fiberglass cows grazed prominently in downtown Chicago.

The display prompted cities internationally to imitate the exhibit by launching similar public art projects, according to the city's Department of Cultural Affairs.

Participants in ComEd's recycling program are paid $25 for every old refrigerator or freezer they have hauled away. Since the recycling program's inception, ComEd has removed 43,000 appliances from the market, company officials said.